Cranmer's Cottage is steeped in history and has an abundance of charm and character. It is one of the oldest houses in Aslockton and holds a central village position on the Main Street. Some of the amazing features in this beautiful family home include an ornate carved wooden fireplace in the sitting room, flagstone flooring, arched stone doorways, carved stone features and stone walls which are more than a foot deep in places. Many of the rooms are dual aspect and have useful built in storage cupboards.
This building is in the Aslockton Conservation Area, and whilst it's not a listed building it is recognised as having special architectural and historic value. The property has distinctive stone wall which is thought to be the remains of the 15th century Holy Trinity Chapel.
In brief, the property has kitchen diner (with pantry), sitting room and two additional reception rooms to the ground floor. There is a vast master bedroom with standalone feature bath and three additional bedrooms and a family bathroom to the first floor.
The property benefits from a fully enclosed front garden with a pedestrian access gate and electric gates which provides vehicular access to the ample hardstanding and garage. There is also an outbuilding and covered log store - useful for serving the two log burners and the open fire. The property sits on a generous 0.2acre plot and has a good sized rear garden.
Located on the edge of the Vale of Belvoir, Aslockton is famous as being the birthplace of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury 1533–1553. It is an active and well serviced village which has a shop, post office, pub and an active and recently established village hall (Thomas Cranmer Centre) attached to the church which hosts a number of activities such as yoga, table tennis, local history and arts groups. There are variety of groups and teams which include football, cricket, tennis club and a local history group. Aslockton has a train station has regular services to Nottingham and Skegness and also regular bus links to nearby Bingham and Bottesford. The train from Grantham to London's King Cross is only an 1 hour and 10 mins making London a manageable commute. The recently improved local road network gives easy access to Nottingham, Grantham, Leicester, Melton Mowbray and Newark.
There is a pre-school and also the Archbishop Cranmer CofE Primary Academy which rated in the top 1% of schools for reading and maths at KS2.
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